Trout Unlimited Chapter Offers Free Youth Fly Fishing Classes

Trout Unlimited Chapter Offers Free Youth Fly Fishing Classes

Posted by Jim Schmiedeskamp, Community Contributor

The Oak Brook chapter of Trout Unlimited-serving Chicago's western and south suburbs-is offering free introductory one-day youth fly fishing classes. The program is open to boys and girls 11 years and older.

The Oak Brook chapter of Trout Unlimited-serving Chicago's western and south suburbs-is offering free introductory one-day youth fly fishing classes. The program is open to boys and girls 11 years and older. (Posted by Jim Schmiedeskamp, Community Contributor)

The Oak Brook chapter of Trout Unlimited-serving Chicago's western and south suburbs-is in its 11th year of offering free introductory one-day youth fly fishing classes. The program is open to boys and girls 11 years and older. Participants receive an easy-to-understand overview to the sport of fly fishing.

All fly fishing equipment and fly tying materials are provided by the Oak Brook Trout Unlimited chapter. There is no cost to participants. Classes consisting of 15 participants are scheduled at the Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center in Lemont.

The Youth Fly Fishing Program runs from 8am to 4:30pm on five Saturday dates as follows: • May 7• June 18• July 16• August 13• September 10

Classes are based at the Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center - a unit of the Cook County Forest Preserves located at 12545 West 111th Street, Lemont, IL, with fishing on nearby Cook County Forest Preserve ponds and Lakes in the Palos area.

About Oak Brook Trout UnlimitedOak Brook Trout Unlimited is dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring cold water fisheries and their watersheds in the Midwest. The Oak Brook Chapter is comprised of over 1,200 members from Chicago's western and south suburbs and downstate Illinois and is part of the national Trout Unlimited organization (www.tu.org). Oak Brook Trout Unlimited fulfills its mission through advocacy and education efforts regarding the impact of pollution and soil erosion on water-based ecosystems, and by engaging volunteers in hands-on projects to improve and rehabilitate cold water river systems. For more information about Oak Brook Trout Unlimited, visit www.obtu.org

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